# Configure: error: Could not link against libboost\_system!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-error-could-not-link-against-libboost-system/210893>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [August 19, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-error-could-not-link-against-libboost-system/210893 "2011-08-19T18:13:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-error-could-not-link-against-libboost-system/210893/1 "2011-08-19T18:13:17Z")

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Good day,  
Im trying to install GNU radio to be used with OpenBTS on ubuntu 11.04

i download and install liboost 1.44.0

with the next commands:

./bootstrap.sh --show-libraries  
./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=thread,date\_time,program\_options  
./bjam --prefix=/opt/boost\_1\_44\_0  
./bjam --prefix=/opt/boost\_1\_44\_0 install

i got the GNU radio from git and when i proceed to install it:

After the bootstrap when i execute ./configure --with-boost=/opt/  
boost\_1\_44\_0

i get this:

…  
checking whether the boost::thread includes are available… yes  
checking for exit in -lboost\_thread… yes  
checking whether the boost::date\_time includes are available… yes  
checking for exit in -lboost\_date\_time… yes  
checking whether the boost::system includes are available… yes  
configure: error: Could not link against libboost\_system!

I also tried with boost 1.47.0 but got the same result.

Could some one help me to find out what could be the cause of this  
issue?

best regards,

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Sindy\_Acosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Sindy\_Acosta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sindy_Acosta)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-error-could-not-link-against-libboost-system/210893/2 "2011-08-19T18:19:27Z")

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On 08/19/2011 09:12 AM, Sindy Acosta wrote:

> Good day,  
> Im trying to install GNU radio to be used with OpenBTS on ubuntu 11.04

How is gnuradio used w/ openbts?

> i download and install liboost 1.44.0

Why not use the pre-built boost that comes from your OS’s  
package-manager? Much easier, right?

-josh